Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-06
Loves Fountain.

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'It is very cruel, Henri. Those old
people think only of money. Can they
not let us have peace, when we could
be so happy. 1t is such an absurd
idea, you and I to marry each other!
| We are like brother and sister. Moth
ing can change that
But we are not brother and sister,
sud he, "and even first cousins marry.
/ have been thinking that"
mo, don't, don IT, she said. "Henri,
Tor heavens sake, don't begin to be as
bad rs the rest. 1t would be frlghtful
for us to marry. Besides one must
fall in love frst-should not one?-
Think how absurd to marry wit thout
that'
But like you 80 much said Hen
ri. Dear cousin Lima, let us think
about it."
Il will not" said she. If you desire
to quarrel, You can talk about such
foolish tAncics, not else. OF course you
like me, Of course | like you, and that
is just why it cant be. Grandpapa
ougu; 10 be ashamed of himself"
She paused Il moment, then turned
he, i.p5 toward her cousin.
We me kind kiss, brother Henri,
she sad "and never, never speak of
tin absurdity again. As for marrying
Shall never marry any one. Why
,hou.t |, when | detest the thought?'
Henri gave Il little sigh.
II shall never merry either, Cousin
Liua," she he, but you see we are not
brother and sister. You cant make it
hv saying so.'
Vlen he kissed her and walked back
nto the house, where Grandpapa Kel-
bpr md Grand Uncle Michel had just
s.tliel the matrimonial prospects OF
, ,o,. two young cousins to their own
s,t, >lactlon.
lac result Of the Young peoples re-
bvlIlon WAS quarrel.
From that day nothing was heard
of Henri by his friends in Munich for
many long years.
The old people were unforgiviug.-
Grandfather keIber died and left all
his money to Lima, who had already
refused two excellent matches. Grand
Uncle Michel died also, and Lima be-
came vet richer. At last her beloved
mother left her. She long remained
Lima Michel, though beauty and hel
wealth had brought many sultors to
her door. The love that she had
thought necessary to marriage, had
never come to her-the mysterious
wonderful love, had never come to her
and she believed it never would, fol
she was GS, but somehow, ever since
the morning when she awoke and found
that Cousin Henri was gone her memo
ries of him had grown more sweet and
teuu.r very year.
h. travelled two years and heard
mott g of her cousin Henri, and at
last ,ound herself in Paris, at the
height Of the gay season, and there
rested as dove who had not found
her olive branch.
There is no place to dream in like &
picture gallery, no place like Paris tol
pictures.
Ina Michel spent many hours with
her eyes fixed on painted faces thai
she never saw for the living face tina
haunted her. but one dav she awokt
to Il wondrous interest in small pic
ture which hung in small dealer
gallery in which she found herself
1t was the garden Of her grandfath
ers old house at Munich, And thi
was more than chance Was ther
such = thing as Magic, or had some ar
tst watched Henri and herself on th
night hen she made that miselabl
mistake. For that was Henri, an(
surely that black haired girl Wa
not unlike herself.
"Is this picture for sale 2 she asket
the dealer.
4 He shrugged his shoulders.